no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
with these words; while saying
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
head; lead; vanguard; first
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
dozens; scores of; decades
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon